GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

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WordMeaning
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
preamblean introductory statement
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
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